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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 14, 1941

Page

6

Masquerade Party At Cornell’s Cabin For Rushees

Sigma Phi Gamma held a Monday night masquerade at Cornell's Cabin to greet rushees. Hostesses dressed as ghosts welcomed guests amid jack o lanterns. Mrs Herman A Herron won first prize in costume, Miss Mildred Yeager won puzzle game, and several rushees attended or were invited.

Sigma Phi Gamma Cornell Herman A. Herron Mildred Yeager Geraldine Pyle Lucille Mitchell Bernice Snyder June Fannin Virginia Friess Pauline Rose Eileen Jacoby Anna Marie Wolfe Lotus Ashworth Eileen Wilson R. Drexel MacTavish Susan Blair Mildred Cox Lola Orr Pryce Dunlap

Unity Through Music planned for Athens area stadium event

Civic groups in Athens receive letters from C. W. Janssen of Ohio University inviting support for a community song titled Unity Through Music. The event, dated Oct 22 at Athens High School Auditorium, aims to foster unity and wholesome recreation with ticket sales through Logan's Book Store and band members at the stadium.

A.H.S. Stadium Athens C. W. Janssen Ohio University Athens High School Janssen College Stadium Logan's Book Store

Alpha Xi Delta Pledges Honored With Victory Dance

Alpha Xi Delta members hosted a Victory Dance for 25 pledges in the Student Center ballroom. Red white and blue decor included napkins arranged to form a large American flag and honored pledges Adelene Ashton Betty Beatty Louise Belden Marian Bowers Janet Getty Jean Hadley Fran Howard Olive Hunt Dorothy James Charlene Jones Doris Mayers Lois Page Virginia Raredin Polly Robinson Judy Ruetenik Jane Sheldon Jane Sheriff Doril Sherman Dorothy Simpson Alice Snyder Margaret Walbeck Frieda White Polly Winterrowd Janet Nice and Lou Ann Wallace.

Alpha Xi Delta Student Center Adelene Ashton Betty Beatty Louise Belden Marian Bowers Janet Getty Jean Hadley Fran Howard Olive Hunt Dorothy James Charlene Jones Doris Mayers Lois Page Virginia Raredin Polly Robinson Judy Ruetenik Jane Sheldon Jane Sheriff Doril Sherman Dorothy Simpson Alice Snyder Margaret Walbeck Frieda White Polly Winterrowd Janet Nice Lou Ann Wallace

Relief Corps Meets Golden Chapter Women’s Relief Corps

Relief workers meet at 69 W State St with President Mrs J R Harvey presiding. Mrs C V Strawn joins as a member while Mrs Hal Murphy reports on the national encampment in Columbus. Eva Green writes of a November visit to Athens. refreshments by Mrs E D Cooley and Mrs J R Harvey.

Golden Chapter Woman's Relief Corps W. State St J. R. Harvey C. V. Strawn Hal Murphy Columbus Eva Green Athens E. D. Cooley Charles Cray

Personal notices from Athens area social pages

Several Athens residents host or visit relatives with travels to New York and other cities. Highlights include Mrs. R L Morton visiting her son in New York and attending plays and broadcasts. Delta Kappa Gamma members at a state convention andGovernor's Mansion events. and multiple local guests visiting from Tarrytown Wilmerding Philadelphia Cincinnati and Chicago for weekends and family gatherings.

New York City Herbert Kadison Forest Fills Long Island R. L. Morton N. High St New York Morton Manhattan Chico Greenwich Village S. D. Webb Gladys Whitlatch Columbus C. E. Heft Blanche Moorehead Florence Cook Mary Elizabeth Kessinger Athens Delta Kappa Gamma National Honorary Education Fraternity Chapter Alpha Lambda Governor's Carl Brooks Tarrytown N. Y William J. Brooks John V. Wood Nelsonville Philip the Brooks Mary T. Ness University Terrace Charles Schwartz Wilmerding Mary K. Miller Philadelphia Dean E. W. Chubb Mary G. Noss Mary T. Noss

Pumpkin Pie Recipe and Neighborhood House Activities

A fall dessert recipe from Mrs. Coffey yields two large pumpkin pies with pumpkin, sugar, milk, eggs and spices baked in stages. The Carbondale Neighborhood House week lists games, groups, and events from Monday to Friday plus Girls' Friendly Society meetings and school picture showings.

Paul Coffey Church St Carbondale Girls’ Friendly Society Young America

Advertisers Draw Response With Job Offers and Dinner Invitations

In a New York paper Gay Churchill and Barton Lowell advertised and received 10 genuine job offers 16 dinner invitations a bottle of scotch and many proposals on the first day. The photo shows girls with a dog and a stuffed goose.

Gay Churchill Barton Lowell New York

Gasco Food Institute Opens in Athens High Auditorium

The 1942 Gasco Food Institute begins October 15 in the Athens High School Auditorium for a three day session through October 17. Miss Kathryn Keltner and Miss Eleanor Cumberland lead as assistant lecturer with W. R. Power as stage manager. Lectures start at 2:00 with doors opening at 1:00. topics include Keep the Home Fires Burning, To Market To Market, and Star Light Star Bright. Special gifts of food products are given at the close.

Gasco Food Institute Athens High School The Food Institute Kathryn Keltner Eleanor Cumberland W. R. Power

Budgeting for a Living Within Your Means in Hard Times

A 1930s guidance piece explains how to create a personal budget to manage rising costs. It outlines yearly budgeting, tracking income and spending, and assessing patterns to reduce waste. It cites suggested spending divisions and urges thoughtful, value driven adjustments.

Pitfalls of Love in Lillian Underwood’s Room

In a tense scene Madge Graham hides a secret epistle sewn into a robe hem. With Miss Whitlock’s help she reconstructs the wrapping to fool Lillian Underwood and decodes the letter for secret service chief Charles Spencer.

Lillian Lillian Underwood Underwood New York Madge Graham Marion Morton Madge Charles Spencer Secret Service Miss Whitlock

Marriage Meddlers Sequel Reveals Hidden Letter Clue

The narrator recalls a crucial letter copying and a nurse who hides the envelope in a purse. A key unlocks a bag containing the evidence as the plot advances toward a wedding confession and a seamstress’s meticulous work hints at loyalty and deception.

Lillian

Dr Caldwell's Laxative Senna with Syrup Pepsin

A vintage promotion touts Dr Caldwell's Laxative Senna combined with Syrup Pepsin to ease constipation and stomach discomfort. It claims to wake lazy bowels and please delicate stomachs, noting doctors use pepsin in prescriptions and that children like the taste.

Dr. Caldwell Nother Oma Mother

Club Calendar Showcases Tuesday Meetings and Potluck

Local clubs announce Tuesday events including an anniversary potluck at the ICC Hall at 6 30 p m Alpha Xi Delta Auxiliary at 8 p m at 257 E State St Needle Club gathering at 39 Grosvenor St Progressive Benefit Party by K T Crossen Post No 21 at Eagles Hall 7 30 p m and more Members may pick up tickets at the door or from members Other meetings include Child Conservation League Athena Delphian Club Progressive Literary Club and a Fall Conference of the American Legion Auxiliary Transportation notes and potluck details are provided for attendees.

Alpha Xi Delta Auxiliary Norman Dean E. State St Needle Club Grosvenor ,St Frank Cross K. T. Crossen Post No. 21 American Legion Auxiliary Athena Delphian Club E. T. Hellebrandt Morris Ave Progressive Literary Club John Lockard E. Mulberry St American Legion Auxiliary Murray City Charles Goodrich

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